Burden of Hospital Acquired Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Vietnamese Adult Intensive Care Units.

Burden of Hospital Acquired Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Vietnamese Adult Intensive Care Units.

BACKGROUND:Vietnam is a lower middle-income country with no national surveillance system for hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). We assessed the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial use in adult intensive care units (ICUs) across Vietnam. METHODS:Monthly repeated point preva...

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Main Authors: Vu Dinh Phu, Heiman F L Wertheim, Mattias Larsson, Behzad Nadjm, Quynh-Dao Dinh, Lennart E Nilsson, Ulf Rydell, Tuyet Thi Diem Le, Son Hong Trinh, Hung Minh Pham, Cang Thanh Tran, Hanh Thi Hong Doan, Nguyen Thua Tran, Nhan Duc Le, Nhuan Van Huynh, Thao Phuong Tran, Bao Duc Tran, Son Truong Nguyen, Thao Thi Ngoc Pham, Tam Quang Dang, Chau Van Vinh Nguyen, Yen Minh Lam, Guy Thwaites, Kinh Van Nguyen, Hakan Hanberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4732823?pdf=render

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